Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

After Lin Zheng left, Qiao Mo still lived as before, but with much less worry than before.

Qiao Mo believed that Lin Zheng would come back safely, but it would take longer.

At the beginning, Qiao Mo didn't know much about ancient wars. After asking Hsinchu, he learned that every battle in ancient times took a long time.After hearing a few battles, Qiao Mo understood that it was mainly caused by the inconvenient transportation. The real battle between the two armies was very short, and most of the time was spent on marching and confrontation.Therefore, if there is a war this time, it will take at least a year and a half.

After staying in the capital for a long time, Qiao Mo still felt that he should find another place to live. If he couldn't afford it, he could just rent a house for the time being.

For this reason, taking a holiday, he approached Qi Yun and talked about it.

Qi Yun frowned and was about to object, but stopped.Thinking that this nephew has been missing for more than ten years, and he hasn't been together for a long time since he was found. It is already very restrained to live in Qi's house for more than a month. If there is a war, it will take half a year or a year for Lin Zheng to return to Beijing. If you keep it, you will definitely be unhappy.

"You are not familiar with the place of your life in the capital, and it is not easy to find a house. Let the housekeeper handle this matter. I know that if you live in a restrained place for a long time, I won't keep you. It's just that you don't need to spend money on this house. As an uncle, you have to do your best." Qi Yun waved his hand to interrupt Qiao Mo, and said: "There are still some things to give to you. I originally planned to wait for you to stay in the capital before handing them over to you. Other things It also needs to be organized, so it is delayed until now.”

As he spoke, Qi Yun took out a piece of red paper from the drawer, and took out a small black lacquered box from the cabinet and handed it to him together.

"This is the list of your dowry back then. This box is full of account books of the dowry shop and farm, which records the annual income. After more than ten years, I have saved a lot." It takes a lot of effort to recreate all the benefits every year, which is not a small amount of money. As for the dowry boxes, cages, utensils and furniture, they have been sealed in the warehouse.

Qiao Mo just glanced at it, then put it back on the table: "Uncle, I can't have these."

Originally, he would have gained a lot of benefits by being a relative, but he really felt ashamed and guilty for accepting such a large sum of money.

"This is supposed to be yours." Qi Yun didn't understand his thoughts. If he hadn't been found, the Qi family would have taken it back, but since he was found, he should inherit it, even if it was a ten-dollar sum. Huge property.

You must know that the Qi family has always had a lot of boys, and Qi Nan is very favored when he is born, not to mention that he is talented and good-looking, and he is the apple of the eye of the entire Qi family.Later, the favored student promised to the old lady will definitely have red makeup when she gets married, not counting the property of the shop, there are not many valuable antique jade articles.

Qiao Mo doesn't know the value of those things, but the Qi family is a big family, so if the eldest son is married, can he give it to the inferior?He felt hot when he saw it, and he didn't dare to take it.

"Uncle, I don't need these things. Besides, these things are too expensive, so staying with me is a disaster rather than a blessing." Qiao Mozai changed his words, anyway, he definitely wouldn't want these things.

"Are you still planning to go back to Fengcheng?" Even though there had been speculation, it was the first time that it was mentioned officially.

"Well, I think the life over there is more suitable for me." Qiao Mo didn't evade this at all, just like when they met for the first time, he clearly expressed his thoughts.

Qi Yun sighed, seemed to think for a while, and then said: "There is no rush on this matter, I will ask the housekeeper to help you find a house."

From the standpoint of the Qi family, Qiao Mo's actions are indeed somewhat inappropriate, as if cold water has been poured on his enthusiasm.But Qiao Mo is not Mo Cheng after all. Moreover, even if it is Mo Cheng, he cannot always accept the benefits without shame. mutual affection.

The reason why Qi Yun softened his attitude was because he understood his concerns. Although he was still a little unhappy as an uncle, he could understand it.The eldest brother died unjustly for so many years, and the nephew who was finally found was so far away, he was really worried and reluctant.

A few days later, Butler Bai reported back that the house had been found.

The rest of the Qi family were too busy to be free, but Qi Cong had time, so he went there with him.The house is not far from Qi's house, only a few minutes by car, the street in front of the gate is flat, and the house is tidy.Butler Bai led the way and stopped in front of the third house.

"Please, Mr. Mo." Butler Bai took out the key and opened the door, leading them in.

Qiao Mo got out of the car and took a look, but saw that there were two black oil gates, with a small gate next to it, and the courtyard wall made of green bricks was as high as a person, and it looked pretty good.At this time, the gate is opened, and there is a large screen wall with hollowed out and carved patterns facing you, with corridors on the left and right.

"This is a second-entry house. It is [-]% new, clean and tidy, with many flowers and plants, and it is very elegant. The original owner of this house was originally a candidate for the re-examination in Beijing. Unfortunately, he failed even two subjects. This year's family When the old man passed away, he had to go back to observe his filial piety, which would have to delay for three years. He thought that he would never pass the exam when he was old, and there would be no hope of delaying it for a few more years, so he didn't plan to take the exam. Before leaving, he wanted to dispose of the house Because of the asking price, it has not been sold, otherwise such a good house cannot be found in this area."

Qiao Mo followed the instructions to read them one by one, and found them to be very good. The original layout of the house is not bad. After all, it is a place for scholars to live.When the time comes to move here, you only need to buy some furniture and bedding in the house where you live, and buy some living utensils. There are not many people with you, but the only masters who need to serve are yourself and An An. Hsinchu Qingquan and Liu Shi are enough. He Yunheyu is a nursing home, so he doesn't worry about his safety anymore.

Because at the beginning, it was agreed that Qi Yun would help find the house, and everyone moved out, so it was hard to refute his good intentions again and again, so he simply didn't ask about the cost of the house.

Satisfied with the house, after going back, they negotiated an auspicious date and moved.

On the day of the move, the eldest cousin was at home, so he greeted the servants of the Qi family, arranged for carriages and horses to move things, and sent over some of the decorations that Qi Yun had ordered earlier, and also sent them from the servants who were originally serving in the small courtyard. Called four people, only said that there are many people in the house, and they are safe, so I will lend it to him for the time being.

Jiang shi was busy along with him, arranging the house, buying some things for the house, and being thoughtful everywhere.

After finishing his work, except for the old man, Qi Yun brought the whole family over to eat the first meal in his new home, which was regarded as warming the house for him.Furthermore, the neighbors around have seen each other and know that this new resident is not an ordinary person, so there is less trouble.

After sending off the Qi family, looking at the house, it is much better built than the house in Shanglin Village, but for him, he still misses it.The house in Shanglin Village was built by him and Lin Zheng with earning money. There were traces of their life, and it was their home. It seemed that only there could his heart be at ease.

The next day, Qi Ke unexpectedly came over with Qi Cong and said that he would stay for dinner.

Qiao Mo felt a little strange, so he asked Qi Ke: "You just took a rest yesterday, why don't you go to study with the prince today?"

Qi Ke carefully held An An's little hand to play with, and said without turning her head: "The prince is not studying today, and the emperor has summoned the prince to accompany him."

Qiao Mo felt even more strange: "Isn't the emperor very busy? Don't need to criticize papers to be busy with political affairs?"

This time it was Qi Cong who answered, and he lowered his voice and said, "Cousin, you don't know, there is news from the border, and it seems that a war is about to start. The emperor intends to go to the imperial conquest and let the prince sit in the court, so there must be many people before leaving." Things have to be explained."

"What?!" Qiao Mo was shocked, even though he knew that the war would come sooner or later, he was still surprised, but he was even more surprised by the emperor's actions.It is not a trivial matter for the imperial driver to conquest, not to mention other things, the safety issue alone should not be underestimated.However, it also shows that the emperor is confident and confident in the victory of this battle. If the risk is high, how can the emperor play with his own life and prestige?

Thinking of this, Qiao Mo became less worried about Lin Zheng.

Qi Cong understood his shock, but everyone who heard the news was not surprised.Now this matter has not been officially announced, only a few important officials in the court know, which naturally includes Qi Yun, and Qi Ke, who is the prince's companion and is Qi Yun's youngest son, also got the news.The ministers naturally wanted to persuade the emperor to give up the idea, but the emperor was firm and had ordered people to make preparations for the itinerary.

This time the emperor personally conscripted, appointed the prince to supervise the country, and appointed four auxiliary ministers, Qi Yun was among them.

"Why did the emperor come up with such an idea?" Qiao Mo thought about it carefully, it seems that the emperor is not young anymore, he is already in his 30s, and he is not in his twenties when he is easily impulsive.

Qi Cong was very cautious, and still lowered his voice before speaking: "It's not because of the relationship between the King of Kangjun. The King of Kangjun has private letters with other countries, and he also keeps bandits. He is suspected of treason. Even if he is caught and imprisoned, the emperor The anger in my heart is not going well. This time there is going to be a war in the north, and King Youxian, who communicated with King Kangjun, is the active faction of the main station. That’s why I came up with the Royal Conquest.”

"You think a lot." Qiao Mo couldn't help joking. According to my understanding, at least half of these words were not thought of by himself.

Qi Cong didn't feel the embarrassment of being exposed, and said with a smile: "I heard what my elder brother said."

"Whatever you want to eat, I'll do it." Qiao Mo didn't talk about those court affairs anymore, if it wasn't for Lin Zheng, he wouldn't have paid attention to them at all.

Qi Cong and Qi Ke unceremoniously ordered a few dishes, all of which were common home-cooked dishes, which they liked to eat, always saying that the food made in the house was not as good as his.Well, eating too much delicacies from mountains and seas will always make you tired, so I wanted to change the taste.

After settling down in the new house, he would go to Qi's house every three or four days to walk around. Qi Cong and Qi Ke would come and visit whenever they had time, and the Jiang family would ask him out occasionally. Besides, he was also busy taking orders for cakes in the shop. , in short, the days are very fulfilling and comfortable.

This day he was going to visit the shop, Liu Shi drove, and Hsinchu followed.

There are too many vehicles at the intersection, so I temporarily parked on the side to avoid it, lifted up the window screen and looked out in boredom, and inadvertently swept past the crowded pedestrians, as if I saw a familiar person.After thinking about it, while the man was standing at the door of a shop, he hurriedly pointed it out to Hsinchu.

"Go and take a look, and come back after inquiring about him."